All the Madmen Records

All the Madmen Records is an English independent record label that originated in Yeovil, Somerset, through the activities of the anarcho-punk group The Mob. Rather than functioning simply as a commercial imprint, the label developed as part of a broader network of musicians, organizers, writers, and countercultural collectives connected to the British underground music scene. Its early releases included records by The Mob and a range of related or sympathetic artists, placing the label within the self-organized infrastructure that surrounded anarcho-punk during the late 1970s and 1980s. The label's early history is closely connected to The Mob's recording career. Among its releases were the band's "Youth" single, "Witch Hunt," and the "Let the Tribe Increase" album. Revenue from the latter was reinvested into the label, helping it continue to issue records beyond the band's own catalogue. This reinvestment model reflected the practical economics of independent punk publishing: recordings could finance further releases, while artists and organizers relied on shared networks rather than major-label distribution and marketing systems. All the Madmen also worked with artists beyond The Mob. Its historical catalogue includes releases by England's Glory, Andy Stratton, The Astronauts, Flowers in the Dustbin, Zos Kia, Blyth Power, Clair Obscur, Thatcher on Acid, We Are Going to Eat You, and Dan. The catalogue demonstrates a broad interest in politically engaged, experimental, post-punk, and underground music. It included seven-inch singles, twelve-inch records, albums, compact discs, and later digital-era or revived physical releases. The label had links to the collective around the Kill Your Pet Puppy zine, whose participants helped organize or co-organize aspects of its activity. This connection placed All the Madmen within a wider cultural scene in which record labels, zines, live events, communal spaces, and activist networks overlapped. The label's identity was therefore defined as much by community and independence as by a particular musical genre. After The Mob reactivated in 2011, All the Madmen was relaunched in 2012 as All The Madmen Records Ltd, described as a collective trading company. The revived label issued new material by artists including Andy T., Kill Pretty, The Astronauts, Steve Ignorant and Paranoid Visions, The Mob, Virus, Hagar the Womb, Dogshite, Dead Cult, Steve Lake and Slow Erosion, Blue Midnight, and Part1. These releases connected the label's historical anarcho-punk identity with newer recordings and projects from associated musicians. By 2016, the label was based at Rockaway Park, a commune in Temple Cloud, Somerset. Rockaway Park was developed as a communal and creative setting, and its buildings were designed and constructed by Mark Mob Wilson using substantial amounts of recycled material. The site provided a physical home for the label and reinforced its long-standing relationship with collective organization, alternative living, and independent cultural production. Publicly available information does not establish a conventional corporate parent, public listing, financial scale, or current commercial distribution structure.

All the Madmen Records emerged from the activities of The Mob, an anarcho-punk band formed in Somerset. The label's early base was Yeovil, England, before its activities moved to London. Its formation reflected the self-sufficient practices common in British punk and post-punk culture, where musicians often created their own labels to record, release, and circulate music outside the established industry. The label's early catalogue included The Mob's "Youth" single, "Witch Hunt," and the album "Let the Tribe Increase," alongside records by other artists. The label's first listed release was "The Review," a seven-inch record by England's Glory, followed by several releases connected to The Mob and its surrounding network. Profits from "Let the Tribe Increase" were put back into the label, allowing the imprint to support additional projects rather than treating the album as an isolated band release. All the Madmen was also connected with people involved in the Kill Your Pet Puppy zine collective. That relationship illustrates the label's place in a broader underground infrastructure in which music, publishing, live performance, political expression, and communal organization were closely linked. The label issued records by artists including The Astronauts, Blyth Power, Flowers in the Dustbin, Zos Kia, Clair Obscur, Thatcher on Acid, We Are Going to Eat You, and Dan. Its historical output crossed anarcho-punk, experimental, post-punk, and other forms of independent music. The original period of activity produced singles, twelve-inch releases, and albums through the 1980s. The catalogue included releases by The Astronauts and Blyth Power across several years, as well as work by artists associated with the more experimental and politically engaged edges of the British independent scene. The label's release numbering and artist roster show that it was an active multi-artist imprint rather than only a vehicle for The Mob. The Mob reactivated in 2011. In the following year, All the Madmen was relaunched as All The Madmen Records Ltd, described as a collective trading company. The relaunch extended the label's catalogue into the 2010s. Releases from this period included work by Andy T., Kill Pretty, The Astronauts, Steve Ignorant and Paranoid Visions, The Mob, Virus, Hagar the Womb, Dogshite, Dead Cult, Steve Lake and Slow Erosion, Blue Midnight, and Part1. The revived programme combined new recordings, projects by members of the older scene, and material that continued the label's association with independent and politically charged music. By 2016, All the Madmen Records was housed at Rockaway Park in Temple Cloud, Somerset. Rockaway Park is a commune and creative environment whose buildings were designed and built by Mark Mob Wilson using substantial quantities of recycled materials sourced from different locations. The move or establishment of the label at Rockaway Park gave its activities a physical setting consistent with its history of collective organization and alternative cultural production. Available reference material does not provide reliable information about current annual output, revenue, distribution agreements, staffing, or a conventional corporate ownership structure.

• 2016

  Rockaway Park base

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  The label was reported as being housed at Rockaway Park in Temple Cloud, Somerset.

• 2012

  Label relaunch

  [1]All the Madmen Recordsen.wikipedia.org

  All the Madmen returned as All The Madmen Records Ltd, a collective trading company, and began a new sequence of releases.

• 2011

  The Mob reactivates

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  The Mob's reactivation preceded the label's formal relaunch the following year.

• 1985

  Catalogue expands across the independent scene

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  Releases included work by Blyth Power and Clair Obscur, extending the imprint's multi-artist underground catalogue.

• 1983

  The Mob's Let the Tribe Increase supports the label

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  Profits from The Mob's "Let the Tribe Increase" album were reinvested into All the Madmen, helping fund further label activity.

• 1980

  Early catalogue begins

  [1]All the Madmen Recordsen.wikipedia.org

  The label's listed early releases included England's Glory's "The Review," The Mob's "Youth," and The Mob's "Witch Hunt."

A community-oriented independent label rooted in anarcho-punk, post-punk, experimental music, and self-organized underground culture. Its positioning emphasizes artist networks, collective activity, and continuity between historical releases and later independent projects rather than mainstream commercial scale.

• Independent punk recordings · 1980

  The Mob catalogue

  The Mob forms the central artist connection in the label's history. All the Madmen issued the band's early seven-inch releases, including "Youth" and "Witch Hunt," as well as the "Let the Tribe Increase" album, whose profits were reinvested into the label. Later releases included "The Mirror Breaks," "Crying Again," and the post-revival album "Rise Up!".

• Post-punk and experimental recordings · 1983

  The Astronauts releases

  The label's Astronauts catalogue includes the albums "It's All Done By Mirrors," "Soon," and "The Seedy Side Of..." from the 1980s, followed by the later release "Typically English Day." Together these records represent the imprint's support for distinctive independent music beyond its founding band's own recordings.

• Independent punk and alternative recordings · 1985

  Blyth Power releases

  Blyth Power contributed several releases to the historical catalogue, including "Chevy Chase," "Junction Signal," "Ixion," and the album "Wicked Women, Wicked Men and Wicket Keepers." The sequence shows the label's sustained relationship with artists operating in the British underground rather than a one-off licensing arrangement.

• Independent music releases · 2012

  Post-2012 collective catalogue

  After the 2012 relaunch, the label released albums, singles, EPs, and compact discs by artists including Kill Pretty, Steve Ignorant and Paranoid Visions, Virus, Hagar the Womb, Dogshite, Dead Cult, Blue Midnight, and Part1. The revived catalogue maintained the label's connection to anarcho-punk and related independent communities while adding newer projects.

• 2012

  Relaunch as a collective trading companyStrategy

  Background

  The Mob's return to activity in 2011 created the context for renewing the label's work.

  Action taken

  All the Madmen was relaunched as All The Madmen Records Ltd, described as a collective trading company.

  Aftermath

  The relaunch led to a new run of releases from 2012 onward, involving both artists from the label's earlier network and newer acts.

  Source

• 1983

  Reinvestment of album profitsStrategy

  Background

  The label operated within an independent music model in which successful releases could fund further recordings.

  Action taken

  Profits from The Mob's "Let the Tribe Increase" LP were put back into All the Madmen's operations.

  Aftermath

  The reinvestment supported additional releases by The Mob and other underground artists.

  Source

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